Garage-door lock



March 10, 1925. 1,529,302

J. DOMECQ GARAGE DOOR LOCK Filed May 21, 1925 INVEN TOR.

Jo s ep/r Domec 9 BY WMA/ ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES.

JOSEPH poi'vrizcoj OF Los' ANGELES, CALIFORNIA GARAGE-DOOR LOCK Application filed May 21, 1923 Seriair No. 640,477.

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T e it known that I, REPH DoniE o 'a ltlZeli of the Uni ed Stat i-ya Fr Ll resident of L05 Arigel s, ill th unty of L f sAirgeles and State of l alifc ilrruphave rira'ented a new and useful Impioveiiieirt in a Garage- D or Look, of hrr-h thifollowing rs a speciticati'on This inventi n relates-to a loci:- ha rirg a staple form The l cl:"ftj-rrnrng the subject matter'of the present inventi n is especially Stalled Without lll lt llCttlOh f tli 'f d I 'I l'--C|I"- any change therein! Another oljijeut of this int'errt'ion is to prcuide' :r'lock whrch ina he Pened either from The inside bi the out-' side of the door "A further'object of this ir'rventioir is'to provide a' l ck whose parts are so disposed as to be"sulf stant ially'rmaccessil.ile"frorn the outside of the door, thereby making it. ractically impossible for unauthorized pers ns to open the same without the use of the pr per key. A still further object is to provide a lock which will automatically l ck on swinging the doors to cl sed position.

These objects together with other objects and c 'rrresriurnding ac oin lishments are obtained by means of the ei'rrljro 'lirrrent of my invention illustrated in the acc iirpanying drawing, in whi h v Fig. 1 rs a face \leW of the lock in assemlgrled position as seen fr m the inside f a door; Fig 2 is a se ti n taken on the line :IL of Fig. 1; Fig. I? is a SeCti I ii taken on the line 13-!- of Fig. 1; Fig 4 is a perspective view of the body; and Fi 5 is a perspective view of the keeper.

Referring more particularly to the drawing. and especially to Figs. 1 and the parts of the lock are shown mounted upon a double swinging doon fragments of which are indicated by t) and 7. There is a body portion 8 mounted upon one door and arranged to overlap the other in a locking position. The keeper is mounted upon the other do r and is indicated by 9.

Referring to the body best shown in Fig 4, it comprises a base in the form of a bar having a tongue- 1U at. ubbut its center to rest against the edge .of the d or as b stshown in Fig '2 The orltei end of the base is channeled |i lli (lo t side to it?- ceive. the base of the l per The b dy is channeled on the leVe l'Se S ide at the other end for the l tll'l'l j ie t f Sttl'lllt; ,rrretal The body is fastened to the doorby nreaus of screws which n-ssthrough openings 11 Mounted upon the base is a spring lock of any .ell. kn wn type indicated generally by. 3-. Thrslock has a spring latch liOll 1 -1 which may be OL Qltlfi-fij'l by a knob H or b means of a. key 15- QXtf31l-.lll lg llltO a cylinder -1 from the outside ofltlre door The overlapping end of the base is provided with temple-t screw holes 1? for convenience in assembling. the. parts ll] l i} the door.

r Thekeeper Qomprises a base lUpstandrng from .tlre base short of one endthereof i5 rl p r $111 3. adapted to assthrough an aperture-H111 i i the bo y. T helat'ch bolt 13 is adapted to pass t roi rghlthe eye as .sho'wn in Figs. 1 and The lip 19 is di posed tcrcoyer the crevicebet ween the keeper eye and the lock and to prevent the' insertion of a screwdriver or like instrument to pry the lock open The keeper base I is of such dimension that is will tit snugly within the channel of the body. and rs secured in position by means of screws passing through the openings 31. These openings are disposed to be aligned with the terirplet openings 17.

In installing th lock, the body is fastened to the door in position with the t ngue against the edge of ne of the doors as shown in Figs 1 and The keeper is then jmsitioned upon the other door and the doors closed. The parts are their in assembled ri osition for" proper operation Thescrews 32 are then inserted through openings 17 and Z1. and screwed into place. The openings 17 are of such size as to pernrit the heads of the screws to pass therethrough.

To unlock the door. the knob 1% may be turned from the inside, thereby retracting the bolt 13 from the keeper and Permitting the doors to be swung outwardly. Retraction of the bolts may als be accomplished by turning the key from the outside. To close the doors. door 0 is first moved to closed positi n, and then d or 7 is swung into closed position, the latch bolt springing into locked position in the eye.

What I claim is:

1. In a locking device for a double door, the combination of a body adapted to be secured to one door member and to overhang the edge thereof, the overhanging end of said body being channeled, said body having an opening through which a keeper eye may be passed, a keeper having a base formed to nest within the channel of said body, said base being adapted to be attached to the other door member, and a keeper eye upstanding from said base and being disposed to pass through said opening.

2. In a locking device for a double door, the combination of a body adapted to be secured to one door member and to overhang the edge thereof, the overhanging end of said body being channeled, said body having an opening through which a keeper eye may be passed, a keeper having a base arranged to nest within the channel of said body, said base being adapted to be connected to the other door member, and a keeper eye upstanding from said base and disposed shprt of the inner edge thereof so as to form a 1p.

3. In a locking device for a double door, the combination of a body adapted to be secured to one door member and to overhang the edge thereof, the overhanging end of said body being channeled, a bolt and actuating mechanism therefor; mounted on said body, said body havingan opening through which a keeper eye may be passed, a keeper having a base formed'to nest Within the channel of said body, said base being adapted to be attached to the one door member, and a keeper eye for said bolt upstanding from said base.

4. In a locking device for a double door, the combination of a body adapted to be secured to one door member and to overhang the edge thereof, the overhanging end of said body being channeled, a bolt and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said body, said body having an opening through which a keeper eye may be passed, a keeper having a base arranged to nest within the channel of sa d body, said base being adapted to be connected to the other door member, and a keeper eye for said bolt upstanding from said base and disposed short of the inner edge thereof so as to form a lip.

5. In a locking device for a double door, the combination of a body adapted to be secured to one door member and overhang the edge thereof, the overhanging end of said body being channeled, a bolt and actuating mechanism therefor mounted on said body, said body having an opening through which a keeper eye may be passed, a keeper having a vase arranged to nest within the channel of said body and having screw apertures, said body being formed with templet apertures for said screws, and a keeper eye for said bolt upstanding from said base and disposed short of the inner edge thereof so as to form a lip.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 14th day of May, 1923.

JOSEPH DOMECQ. 

